09/03/2026
Student Spotlight: Krishiv Vora
School: Collaboration between Cornell Duffield College of Engineering and Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
Meet Krishiv, an incoming graduate student joining Cornell University’s Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) Computer Science program!
Krishiv grew up in India, and his journey in the U.S. began at UC San Diego, where he majored in cognitive science with a specialization in machine learning. His interdisciplinary background shaped a breadth-first approach to problem-solving: start with the desired outcome in mind, develop a deep understanding of the subject area, and then build the technical solution around that understanding.
This approach has taken him across a range of domains. He has teamed up with medical students at hackathons, adapted Python lessons to teach coding to elementary and middle school students, and spent three years at AMD building software infrastructure for graphics hardware simulation.
At Cornell, Krishiv is focusing on AI and the paradigm shift it is driving across computer science and engineering. He believes that, now more than ever, domain knowledge is essential to solving problems through computation. He is especially excited to connect with people across disciplines to learn from their unique perspectives and build robust engineering solutions grounded in experience and expertise.
Feel free to connect with Krishiv and say hello, whether you want to talk about your field, computation and AI, or just chat about your favorite board game! He’s always curious to hear new perspectives and learn from others. 🎲🐻
